Smoke producer



A. M. AHERN.

SMOKE PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ. I922- Patented Dec. 12, 1922.

Patented lillee. l2, llQ ZZ.

ALBERT Tit. AHERN, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

SI EOKE PRODUCER.

' Application filed August 7, 1922. Serial No. 580,137.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT M. AHERN, a citizen of the Jnited States of America, a resident of the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoke Producers, of which the following is a full,'clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

- This invention relates to improvements in smoke producers adapted to be introduced into the dens of animals for the purpose of driving them out, and particularly to a smoke producer having a retaining device for holding a smoke-producing cartridge, said retaining device being so constructed as to permit free and unrestricted emission of smoke and fumes from said cartridge when same is lighted.

The smoke producers heretofore used have been provided with retaining devices formed of sheet-metal, the side wall of said retaining devices being provided with openings through which pass smoke and fumes emitted from the burning cartridge within said retainer. The sheet'metal retainers mentioned above are objectionable in that they'are comparatively expensive to produce, and also because the full effect of the burningcartridge is often lost due to the restricted openings through which the smoke and fumes from said cartridge must pass. The purpose of the present invention is to produce a smoke producer which is of simple construction, whereby same is inexpensive to manufacture, and which, when the retaining device thereof is in use, willpermit the smoke and fumes from the burning cartridge to pass freely from said retaining device. j

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention comprises the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention. However, it is to be understood that the invention comprehends changes, variations and modifications which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Fig. I is an end elevation of my improved smoke producer, a portion of the cable thereof being broken away to utilize space. V

Fig. H is a side elevation of the smoke producer shown in Fig. I, the upper portion of retaining devicethereof being shown m-section.

Fig. Ill is a plan view of the smoke producer. I r

Fig. IV is a section on line IV-IV of Fig. II. v

Fig. V is a section on line V-V of FiglI.

In the drawings, A designates my improved smoke producer which comprises a cartridge-retaining portion B and a cable portion C. Each smoke producer A. is formed from a plurality of comparatively heavy vertical wires 1, preferably four in numher, which are twisted together to form the cable portion C and which spread outwardly from the upper end of said twisted portion to form the cartridge-retaining portionB. The wires l-of the smoke producer each have an inclined portion 2, which extends outwardly f'rom the upper end of the twisted portion 13 and an upwardly extending portion 3, said inclined portions and said upwardly-extending portions of the associated wires forming an'elongated holder which receives the cartridge D. The upper ends of the portions 3 of the wires 1 are each provided with an eye 4-. which surrounds an upper transverse frame wire s, the ends of said upper transverse frame wire being joined together as shown at 6 in Fig. IV to produce a ring. Located at points below the upper transverse frame wire is apair of transverse bracing wires 7, saidtransversc wires being circular in form, and portions thereof surround the upwardly extending portions .3 of the Wires 1 I The means for securing the cover 8 ina closed position comprises a member 11 having the approximate shape of an inverted U, the lower ends of said member being provided with eyes 12 which surround one of the transverse bracing wires The upper end of the 'member'll engages a hook 13 formed at the inner end of the hinge member 9 ('Fig. H). To releasethe cover 8 so that it may swing upwardly and rearwardly on its hinge, the U-shaped member 11 is moved inwardly until the upper end of said member 11 is free of the hook 13;

To place a cartridge within the retaining portion B of the smoke producer, the cover 8 is released and the U-shaped member 11 moved to the position shown by dotted lines in H, in which position said member 11 will not interfere with the ready insertion of said cartridge into said retaining portion from the top thereof. The member 11 is then moved to the position shown by dot and dash lines and the cover 8 is closed, when the member 11 may be moved outwardly so that the upper end of said member 11 will engage the hook 18, as already described. After the cartridge is placed within the retainer B and the cover 8 secured as"described,the fuse of said cartridge may be lighted and said smoke producer inserted into the animal den, where said cartridge will emit smoke and fumes which will drive the animals from said den.

To prevent the twisted portion C of the smoke producer from untwist-ing,l employ a sleeve l5 which surrounds and is soldered to said twisted portion at the point where the wires 1 incline outwardly to form the cartridge-retaining portion B. I also employ a knob 16 which is secured to the twisted portion C at the lower end thereof, said knob being intended to prevent said twisted portion from untwisting at that point.

The smoke producer disclosed in this application is intended particularly for use in connection with the fire and smoke producing cartridge disclosed in application Serial No. 574,748, filed by me on July 13, 1922.

I claim:

1. A smoke producer comprising a cartridgeretaining portion and a cable portion, said eartridge retaining portion being formed of a plurality of wires spaced apart one from the other, and being provided with an open end to admit the cartridge, said cable portion being formed by twisting'said wires to ether to roduce a comoarativel stiff handle, and a cover for closing the open end of said cartridge-receiving portion.

2. A smoke producer comprising a cartridgeretaining portion and a cable portion, said cartridge-retaining portion being: formed of a plurality of wires spaced one from the other and a plurality of wires arranged at an angle to the first mentioned wires, said cartridge retaining portion being provided with an open end to admit the cartridge and said'cable portion beingformed by twistingthe first mentioned wires together, andj a cover for closing said open end of said cartridge-retaining portion.

A smoke producer comprising a cartridge-retaining portion formed of a plurality of wires spaced apart onefrom the other, one end'of said cartridge-retaining portion being opento admit the cartridge,a cable extending from the end of said cartridge retaining-portion opposite tothe open-end thereof'fandl a"'cover adapted to close said open end'of saidcartridge-retaining portion.

epA' smoke producer "comprising a car.- tridge-retaining portion and a cable portion, said cartridge-retaining portion being formed of a plurality of-wires spacedone frointlienother and a plurality of wires arranged approximately at right anglesto said first mentioned w'ire's, said firstmentioned wires beingtwisted-together to form said cable portion, a cover hinged to one of'said second mentioned wires, and means whereby said'cover may be secured in a closedposition.

A smoke producer comprising a cartridge-retaining portion and a cable portion, said cartridge-retaining portion being formed of a plurality of'wires spaced-lone from the other and a plurality of wires arranged. approximately at right angles to said first mentioned wires, said first mentioned wires being twisted-together toform said cable portioma cover hinged to one of said second mentioned wires, and means-comprising a hinged member adapted to engage a hook on said cover whereby said cover may be secured in a closed position.

' in testimonythat I claim the foregoing I hereunto aflix my signature.

ALBERT M. Ar-inan- 

